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Commentary
The economy isn’t K-shaped. For 87 million, people, it’s desperate and for another 46 million it’s elite
By Josh TanenbaumFebruary 10, 2026
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Economy
Trump is giving the U.S. economy a $65 billion tax-refund shot in the arm, mostly for higher-income people, BofA says
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 5, 2026
Investing icon Kevin O'Leary
Success
Kevin O’Leary blasts attacks on billionaire entrepreneurs as a ‘huge mistake’—He says they don’t get enough credit for the jobs they’ve created
By Emma BurleighFebruary 4, 2026
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Economy
Something broke in the economy in 2023 that explains why so many people are miserable about it, New York Fed says
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressFebruary 4, 2026
President of France Emmanuel Macron speaks during an ambassadorial event in Paris.
Economy
Before California, France tried a wealth tax. Macron repealed it after rich people fled the country instead of paying
By Tristan BoveJanuary 27, 2026
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Economy
How the middle class was hollowed out from 1979 to 2022, according to new federal data
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 22, 2026
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Personal Finance
Sweden abolished its wealth tax 20 years ago. Then it became a ‘paradise for the super-rich’
By Miranda Sheild Johansson and The ConversationJanuary 22, 2026
Protestors at the WEF in Davos
Success
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires across 24 countries are demanding Davos leaders tax them more: ‘Tax us. Tax the super rich.’
By Emma BurleighJanuary 21, 2026
powell
Commentary
Forget the K-Shape: We have a barbell economy—and the middle class is buckling under the weight
By Katica RoyJanuary 14, 2026
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Future of Work
Top economist says latest jobs data shows a ‘jobless expansion’ with no historical precedent—and it’s ‘gut-wrenching’ for the middle class
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 7, 2026
Apple CEO Tim Cook
Success
Apple CEO Tim Cook out-earns the average American’s salary in just 7 hours—to put that into context, he could buy a new $439,000 home in just 2 days
By Emma BurleighDecember 12, 2025
Zohran Mamdani
Economy
The analyst who once predicted the ‘end of capitalism’ sees Zohran Mamdani’s election as a ‘day of reckoning coming in’—and corporates only have themselves to blame
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 22, 2025
Ray Dalio, Founder and CIO Mentor, Bridgewater Associates speaks onstage during The Wall Street Journal's 2024 The Future Of Everything Festival at Spring Studios on May 22, 2024 in New York City.
Big Tech
Nvidia turns negative after Ray Dalio warns the latest market boom is a ‘big bubble with big wealth gaps’ poised for a politically explosive bust
By Eva RoytburgNovember 20, 2025
Working mother in South Korea with child
Success
South Korean banks offer baby bonuses, flexible schedules, and years-long sabbaticals while U.S. women leave the workforce in droves
By Emma BurleighNovember 20, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One on November 16, 2025 at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Personal Finance
Trump promises to send $2,000 tariff dividend checks ‘probably the middle of next year, a little bit later than that’
By Eva RoytburgNovember 17, 2025
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